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Derrickhand - Oil And Gas Drilling

Employer

Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership

Date Posted

September 18, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $47.30 hourly
  • Work Hours 168 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Oct 18, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Confined spaces
  • Dangerous
  • Wet/damp
  • Noisy
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

  • Drilling and well service contractor
  • Remote location
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Operate and maintain drilling mud systems and pumps
  • Write daily basic progress reports

Supervision

5-10 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Standard First Aid Certificate
  • Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
  • Rig Worker Fall Protection

Security and safety

  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Drug test
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation
  • Willing to travel
  • Travel expenses not paid by employer
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves
  • Hard hat

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

Experience an asset

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Derrickhand - Oil And Gas Drilling is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in controlling and maintaining drilling mud systems and pumps during drilling and mixing of mud chemicals and additives; and in operating and maintaining diesel motors, transmissions and other mechanical equipment

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to record mud flows and volumes and to take samples; and in assisting in setting up, taking down and transporting rigs

directive

Interest in speaking with floor hands and labourers to supervise their activities

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Oil and Gas Well Services Operators
DIRECTIVE

Interest in driving trucks to well sites and in operating systems to pump chemicals, gases, sand, cement and other materials into wells

METHODICAL

Interest in monitoring pressure, density, rate and concentration during pumping operations

innovative

Interest in copying information to read gauges to interpret conditions and adjust pumping procedures; may mix chemicals and cement

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
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